Chinese Peak is a summit in Bannock County, Idaho, in the United States. This peak is the highest point in the portion of the Portneuf Range called the Pocatello Range.[4] With an elevation of 6,791 feet (2,070 m), Chinese Peak is the 1069th highest summit in the state of Idaho.[5] The peak is a fire lookout site and a road/bike trail leads to the top.
| Chinese Peak | |
|---|---|
  Chinese Peak | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 6,791 ft (2070 m)[2] NAVD88 |
| Prominence | 1191 ft (363 m)[1] |
| Isolation | 5.85 mi (9.41 km)[1] |
| Listing | |
| Coordinates | 42°50′56″N 112°21′47″W / 42.849°N 112.363°W[2] |
| Geography | |
| Location | High point of Rocky Mountain National Park and Bannock County, Idaho, U.S.[1] |
| Parent range | Portneuf Range, List of mountain ranges of Idaho of the Pocatello range.[1] |
| Topo map(s) | USGS 7.5' topographic map Chinese Peak, Idaho[3] |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | [1] |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Bicycle route |
Formerly called Chinks Peak, the summit was named for a Chinese man who died near the summit in the 1890s.[6] Following controversy over the use of ethnic slur "chink", the name was officially changed by the Geographic Names Information System in 2001.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Chinese Peak, Idaho". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
- ^ a b "CHINESE PEAK". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
- ^ "Chinese Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
- ^ "Chinese Peak (aka Chinks Peak)". idahoclimbingguide.com. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ^ "Chinese Peak". Peakery.com. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chinese Peak (Idaho)
- ^ "Offensive names the object of advocacy groups". Reading Eagle. October 9, 2001. pp. A15. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
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